Many Chinese on such platforms have interpreted the salvo of ministerial and media statements as part of a “last warning” to India though none of the statements explicitly say so. The brief PLA statement, for one, has been reproduced in leading newspapers and official media and has been reposted, commented, and liked thousands of times. Bhutan and India maintain that Doklam, or Donglang as the Chinese call it, is a Bhutanese territory. But the PLA statement, released in Chinese on Thursday night, caught the attention of Chinese online media users. India was negotiating with China not only on Doklam but issues relating to the overall bilateral relationship, she said.

Source: Hindustan Times August 04, 2017 07:18 UTC